At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says

At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday. The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock a port town in Djibouti during the night of Oct 8-9, the IOM said, citing survivor accounts. Around 82 people survived the shipwreck, the statement said. A spokesperson for the Ethiopian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Photographs…